Black Knight Football and Entertainment, LP: football clubs acquired

Football clubs Black Knight Football and Entertainment, LP has acquired or invested in, per transactions covered by our database: FC Lorient (100%, 2026); AFC Bournemouth (100%, 2022).

Black Knight Football Club (BKFC; legal entity Black Knight Football and Entertainment, LP) is the multi-club football partnership led by William P. Foley II (owner of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights) and backed by NYSE-listed Cannae Holdings (c. 42.7% after this deal), Ryan Sports Ventures and a Michael B. Jordan-led minority group. It owns 100% of AFC Bournemouth (Dec 2022) and FC Lorient, a majority of Moreirense FC (Portugal, 2025), and had affiliation/minority positions in Auckland FC, Orlando City SC and Kyoto Sanga; its 2024 minority stake in Hibernian FC was sold back at cost in early 2026.